Contemporary English Version Bible Vs. Human Sexuality

Sexuality is defined as one’s sexual character which possesses the structural and functional traits of sex. In the Renaissance, this definition was accompanied with ideologies of gender. This incorporated knowledge led to their notions of the female being inferior to the male based on what was

The world now becomes a state of change or flux. Human beings act toward others and objects on the basis of the meanings that such things have for them but meanings are being continually constructed and modified through interaction. The fundamental approach is simple put: nothing is sexual but naming makes it so. Sexuality is a social construct learned in interaction with others. This is not to deny biological facts. It is simply to assert that things do not have sex meanings in their own right. They have to be bestowed upon them through sexual encounters. The mind has to define something as sexual before it is sexual in

    In contrast to our contemporary understandings, back in the late nineteenth and twentieth century sexology had just emerged and cast a new way of understanding. There were controversial views on sex and its benefits or dangerous. Our view of sexuality was quite intertwined with biblical and religious inputs. At this time understandings and terminology of same-sex sexual relations were linked with mental illness or considered sinful. Laws were in place to criminalize male sexual activity.

Unlike sex, the history of sexuality is dependant upon society and limited by its language in order to be defined and understood.

Human sexuality is a common phrase for all, and anything, pertaining to the feelings and behaviors of sex for the human race. Sexuality has been a topic that has been discussed and studied for as far back as 1000 years B.C. and is still being studied today. As the discussion of sexuality has progressed through history, theories have been created based on research and experiments that scholars have implemented, based on their own perceptions of human behavior. Out of the many theories that pose to explain sexual behavior, Sexuality Now explained ten that are seemed to be the most overlapped, and built off of theories. Of these theories, two that were discussed in the text were the behavioral and sociological theory. These two theories cover some of the basic ideas of what could possibly influence a person’s sexuality.

Understand the various incorrect views regarding the nature or definition of sin as provided in the textbook and the lectures.

It can be uncomfortable to discuss with family, friends, partners and in academic settings. Furthermore, “in certain spiritual and religious traditions, sex is seen as sinful, evil or too carnal or animalistic, and rejected in favor of celibacy” (Diamond). Sex can be taught to have negative associations starting in childhood. Therefore, when experiencing such strong sensations as Diamond described, it is understandable that our judgement may be clouded. With other aspects of life, we may find it easier to think rationally; however, when it comes to sexual intimacy, all can seem to be at stake (Barnet).

These topics existed in the Bible as well. Leviticus 18:6 clearly states sexual acts with those related not only through blood, but also through marriage (to a different blood relative) are perverted and wrong. It is said “No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the Lord” (New International Version). The topic of adultery is also discussed at various points throughout the Bible, though none more blatant than Proverbs 6:32.

Prohibition laws relating to sexual activity between men can be dated back to the Bible. A paragraph in Levictus best describes the views of the time, by stating the act of sodomy to be an ‘abomination’.

The Bible however, designates very clear lines of morality as “ethics [are] based upon the nature and character of God” (Weider, Gutierrez, 72). Whether it be jealousy and greed or sexual immorality, the sinful nature is within each human as a result of The Fall. However, with the acceptance of Christ comes the gifts of the Holy Spirit, contradicting the sinful nature and instilling within the believer the character of our Creator (Galatians 5: 16-26). Scripture is very clear on living a life devoted to righteous and goodness, as apposed to rejection and truth and following evil , thus eternal condemnation being the consequence (Romans

Throughout history, definitions of sexuality within a culture are created and then changed time after time. During these changes, we have seen the impact and power one individual or group can have over others. In the Late Nineteenth Century into the Early Twentieth Century, we see multiple groups of people and or authorities taking control over the idea of sex and how they believe society is being impacted by sex. At this point in time, society had groups of people who believed they had the power to control how society as whole viewed and acted upon sex. Those particular groups and ideas changed many lives and the overall definition of sexuality within that culture.

For centuries across the world, homosexuality was determined to be sinful and wrongful in the eyes of the Christian faith. However, in present day ideas and opinions about same-sex relationships, marriages, and sexual acts have spiraled out of control and the Catholic Church has to figure out what side to take during these rough times. Groups and movements like the LGBT movement which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have made huge advancements in the last century with many questioning the authority and positions The Church takes and what evidence they have to back it. This research paper will outline the biblical passages, commentaries, scholars, and what Paul has to say about homosexuality in Christianity.

The author’s primary assertions revolve on the following aspects, what must be done to stop the war on sexuality on an individual

Biblical writing tends to have strict laws about sex and sexuality and how it was expressed and universally accepted. The Pauline Epistles, or Paul’s views, had unique views on sex because he completely distrusted gender as a whole and because he believed that there would be an apocalypse. Many of Paul’s ideas were widely accepted back than because they explained may things that people could not, for instance it explains homosexuality. Today, the laws are seen differently and in some cases interpreted much more literally than they were back then. It is likely that ideas have changed either because people have become more understanding and accepting of others or because we no longer view sex and sexuality as a thing to be ashamed of. This new age of interpretation is seen in the way homosexuality is accepted today, submission of the wife to the husband in some religious dominations, and the ideal of marriage and its sexual implications.

Throughout history it is evident that human sexuality changes do to religious, governmental and societal influences. The perception of human sexuality has gone through many changes such as being very open and unlabeled activity; to being very “conservative” and a topic that shouldn’t be talked about in public or at all. In any case, human sexuality has always been a topic of interest because humans are sexual beings who want to understand the consciousness of themselves as male or female and see their personal response when encountered in erotic experiences with other individuals. Unlike many other species whose sexual force is strictly for reproduction, human’s sexual drive seems to be driven by many factors that intertwine with each other which leads to very different outcomes. Do to these obscure human emotions and personal gratification, sex is always shown every culture’s art, literature, social norms, and laws.